Add a birthday event or holiday calendar in Outlook.com

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Note: Sign in to Outlook.com using any Microsoft account, including email accounts ending in @outlook.com, @live.com, @hotmail.com or @msn.com — and Office 365 work or student accounts.

You can add a birthday event or a holiday calendar in Outlook.com.

Choose your version

Improvements are coming to Outlook.com; in fact, some customers are already enjoying the new Outlook.com experience. How you add a birthday or calendar event depends on whether you've been upgraded to the new experience. For instructions, select the link below that matches your mailbox.

Outlook.com automatically creates a holiday calendar for your country or region, if it's available. You can also add Outlook.com holiday calendars from other countries or regions, as well as lunar calendars.

Note: The events in holiday an lunar calendars are read-only. You can't edit, delete, or share them.

To add a holiday or other calendar

From the following list, click the calendar you want to add. You'll be taken to your Outlook.com calendar.

Click Subscribe. The URL and calendar name should be filled out.

Select a color and charm for the calendar, and then click the Subscribe button.